Police launched a search operation in Mehrauli forest, from where the bodies were recovered
Three minor brothers were kidnapped from Rajasthan and brought to Delhi, under the pretext of showing them an aeroplane. Three days later, today, the bodies of two of them were recovered from a forest in Mehrauli, while the third child, the youngest of the three, had a miraculous escape from the jaws of death.
Spine-chilling details about the case have come to light after two persons were arrested, who admitted to kidnapping the three children for ransom and later killing two of them.
According to the police, the three brothers -- 13-year-old Aman, eight-year-old Vipin and six-year-old Shiva -- were kidnapped from Rajasthan's Alwar on October 15 and lured to Delhi the same day, to purportedly let them see a plane. The next day, the kidnappers, identified as Mahavir and Manjhi, called the children's father, Gyan Singh, and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh.
Police tracked the call and arrested the two suspects, who said they had kidnapped the children from Rajasthan, brought them to Delhi and killed them in the forest at Mehrauli.
Following this, a search operation was launched jointly by Delhi and Rajasthan Police, with the two accused, and the bodies of Aman and Vipin were recovered from the forest.
Meanwhile, on October 15, the third child, Shiva, had a narrow escape. He lay unconscious in the forest for about an hour after the accused had strangled him and his two brothers. The accused left the forest, assuming all three were dead. However, Shiva had a miraculous escape and once he regained consciousness, he walked out of the forest, before being spotted by the police.
Police later found out that Shiva was the youngest of the three brothers who had been kidnapped from Rajasthan. The distraught child could barely utter his name and that of his father's, after being rescued, and was sent to a children's home for rehabilitation.
Police said the accused had strangled the victims. However, the exact details will be clear only after the post mortem report is out. The duo hailed from Bihar and lived near the victims' family in Bhiwadi, Alwar. Preliminary investigation suggests that both were drug addicts. Mahavir ran a small mobile phone shop, while Manjhi worked in a factory, a police official added.